sphingomyelinase

noun

Any of several enzymes that catalyzes the cleavage of phosphodiester bonds in sphingomyelin

OriginEnglish diastase ← Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) →
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Meanings

nounsphingomyelinase (plural sphingomyelinases)

plural sphingomyelinases

  1. biochemistryAny of several enzymes that catalyzes the cleavage of phosphodiester bonds in sphingomyelin

Origin

  1. Englishsphingomyelin
  2. Ancient Greekδῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ)
  3. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)
  4. Englishdiastase
  5. Englishsphingomyelinase

From sphingomyelin + -ase.

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sphingomyelinase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sphingomyelinase

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sphingomyelinase,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sphingomyelinase.

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